West High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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The West Track Team TRACK TEAM. 1909. WEST was the first of the Minneapolis High Schools to begin spring training for the Track Team. The first meeting was held in January; Donald Thayer being elected manager. Training was made difficult on account of having no place of our own to practice in; but nevertheless many candidates had daily practice. The Minnesota National Guard Armory being secured, the first trials were held. From the records made there a relay team was chosen, consisting of Sprague Gee, Lewis Hopper. Harold Mattcrn and Lester Badger. The first three were all from the Freshman class. The use of the St. Paul V. M. C. A. was kindly offered and many of the candidates were to be seen practicing daily for the Northwestern Indoor Meet. This meet was held at the St. Paul Auditorium, Feb. 17. West had nineteen entries, it being the only Twin City High School to have men entered in any other than that of the relay race. In this latter race, West came in second. Outdoor training commenced Mar. 15. At the University Annual Indoor Meet, March 20, there were thirteen entered from West, and being represented by the same relay team. With the same enthusiasm that Mr. Burrier has instilled in the men and with our new field captain, Joseph Mattern, we hope and know that the West Track Team will have a successful season for 1909. Lester R. Badger. Twenty-seven

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Tennis Wll.UAMS C»X Reedy TEXXIS is rapidly coming to the front in high school athletics. This fact is due largely to Mr. Ward C. Burton, of Deephaven. Every spring Mr. Burton lias the interscholastic tennis tournament on his private courts and at his expense. Besides this, he donated a beautiful silver loving-cup. to he kept by the school winning it three times. The quality of tennis at West High is yet to he learned. Last fall a tournament was started, hut owing to the lateness of the time we organized, it was not finished. However, the tournament brought out some fast playing and there were more entries than in the tourneys of Central and East, showing that tennis enthusiasm is at the highest pitch in West. This spring we hope to have a fine turnout for the team, and one that will represent our school very well. There are several fairly expert men in W est, and a host of others who will probably make good, and the team which goes to Deephaven should stand a very good chance to return home with the beautiful silver loving cup, emblematic of the championship of the Twin City high schools in tennis. Twenty-six Harold Williams.

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West in Baseball. bask ball team, i yoi . CR baseball team of 1909, although handicapped by rules of eligibility and delay in obtaining uniforms, are doing all that can be expected to at least make a favorable showing for a school in its infancy. The first game with Central, although played fairly well considering the meager school support, was the signal of our initial downfall by the score of 10 to 3. The following week South handed us a 13 to 0 defeat. After a week’s hard training the team again met South, and. in spite of the fact that they played an aggressive game, were beaten by a score of 5 to 4. redeeming themselves somewhat for their poor showing the week before. North was our next opponent and won a 6 to 4 victory from us. We have yet to play several different high schools of the Twin Cities and on June 5th the team will journey down to Owatonna to meet the fast Pillsbury Academy team of that town. Next year, without any doubt. West will make a stronger showing and fight for the championship of the interscholastic baseball league. When that season comes let the student body be ready with enthusiasm. The team will do its best. Twenty-eight